tưởng

See also: tương, tường, tướng, and tượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 想 (“to think”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

tưởng

to assume or presume
Tao tưởng mày biết.
I assumed/thought you knew[, but it turns out you don't].

Tôi cứ tưởng không ai đến.
I thought nobody'd come[, but they did].

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